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Preview of the Smithsonian Science Education Centers info graphic on transforming science education
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Transforming Science Education

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A screen shot of a video with a white play button. The screen shows aurora, the Sun, and a rocket launch.
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NOAA Satellites Youtube

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Motion and Design– Lesson 1: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
Illustration of the earth from space and a orbit around it.
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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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Earth & Space Science
An illustrated image of a living room with a couch and a tv and white wave lines going across the image in all directions
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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
Illustration of cubesat satellite with grey hexagonal body and blue solar panel wings
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Build a CubeSat!

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Earth & Space Science
A silver and orange satellite orbiting Earth
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Joint Polar Orbiting Weather Satellites

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Curriculum

STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Curriculum

How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Grade 5
Life Science
Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers Cover Image
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
Grade 8
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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
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Grade 5
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STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Kindergarten
Life Science
An astronaut in a spacesuit on a spacewalk.
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The U.S. Army in Space today and in the future

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Earth & Space Science
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Education
Man standing at a desk giving a lecture
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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Life Science
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom with yellow background and 12 images in circles with tiger stripes, insect, fossil, and animal crossing sign.
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
A satellite in space with the Earth reflecting in its solar panel
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites - R Series

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Kindergarten
Physical Science